12 underwater gliders sending science data from South China Sea

Twelve underwater gliders developed in China are carrying out scientific observations in the South China Sea and sending back real-time data, according to a briefing aboard the research vessel Kexue on Saturday.

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China's Mobike fills a gap in UK sharing economy

Within a few weeks of the launch of Chinese bike-sharing company Mobike in Manchester, United Kingdom, local resident James McConnell had already used the bikes more than a dozen times.

Rural economy needs new impetus

The country needs to deepen reforms in rural areas to bring fresh impetus to the rural economy, which has seen growth rates slow, experts said after the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences published a report on Friday on China's rural development.

2 killed, dozens hurt in gas blast

Two people have been confirmed dead and 45 were injured in a gas blast in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Friday.

College students forced to intern at electronics factory

An university accused of forcing several hundred students to intern at an electronics factory made a public apology on Friday and promised to withdraw all students from the factory.

Shanghai hits record high temperatures

Shanghai experienced its hottest day on record on Friday, as the temperature surged to 40.9 C.

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Company developing a solar-powered drone

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, the nation's largest missile-maker, is developing a solar-powered unmanned aircraft capable of staying in the sky for a week.

Quality exported food turns to home market

More than 1,500 companies that once produced food to high standards chiefly for export are now selling products made to the same standards on the Chinese market, according to authorities that oversee quality.

Graft fight escalates in first half of year

About 210,000 people have been disciplined by anti-graft agencies across the country in the first half of this year, an increase of nearly 30 percent over the same period last year, according to China's top graft-buster.

Authorities detail 3 officials' misdeeds

Yao Gang, vice-chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China and dismissed from public office for various wrongdoings including graft, the country's top anti-graft watchdog announced on Thursday.